CVE-2001-0496 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2001-0496?

CVE-2001-0496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 24 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

kdesu in kdelibs package creates world readable temporary files containing authentication info, which can allow local users to gain privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0496?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Redhat Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0496?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0496 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-0496 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0496 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

• CVE-2004-1187 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-1188 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2003-0041 Command injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2000-1042 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2000-1043 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-283r-9v3h-5q9m.